Rhaetian Railway Ge 2/2

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Bernina-Bahngesellschaft Ge 2/2
Rhaetian Railway Ge 2/2
Graubünden, Switzerland
Current ownerRhaetian Railway
DispositionBoth still in service

The Rhaetian Railway Ge 2/2 is a class of small

Graubünden, Switzerland
.

The class is so named under the Swiss locomotive and railcar classification system. According to that system, Ge 2/2 denotes a narrow gauge electric adhesion locomotive with a total of two axles, both of which are drive axles. There are only two locomotives in the class, and they are numbered 161 and 162.

Both

shunting locomotives in Poschiavo
.

On the

Appenzeller Bahnen
(AB), there is another locomotive, Te 49, that is of similar appearance, and dates from 1912. Between 1955 and 1975, it operated as Ge 2/2 49.

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